Advanced Stats Usage

ignats75 · 04-08-2026, 11:57 PM

Just Curious. If there was one stat you would use to measure effectiveness of a hitter, which one would you choose?

RC27? wRC? OPS+? Any other one?

luckymann · 04-09-2026, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ignats75

Just Curious. If there was one stat you would use to measure effectiveness of a hitter, which one would you choose?

RC27? wRC? OPS+? Any other one?

wRC+, wOBA and xwOBA for mine.

G

tonnage · 04-09-2026, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckymann

wRC+, wOBA and xwOBA for mine.

G

WhiskyTango · 04-09-2026, 01:30 PM

Obp

BaseballATeam · 04-09-2026, 04:01 PM

Honestly, since I picked up OOTP18, OBP and SLG have seemed like the stickiest metrics for hitters.

I'm a former analyst for FanGraphs and similar sites, and OOTP's "better" stats like wRC+ have long failed to pass smell tests--so egregiously so that I've grown to ignore them. I should probably give them another chance in this version.

Guthrien · 04-10-2026, 03:02 PM

There's a lot of debate about how closely these hue to reality, but I really like it. Whereas before BABIP was usually your main indicator whether someone was underperforming, there's much more colorful, full and fun ways to see that now. For pitchers and batters, and it's pretty consistent.

BaseballATeam · 04-10-2026, 03:11 PM

Quick correction: wRC+ smells right and has for several versions. I was thinking of WAR, which is just ludicrously wrong sometimes. You'll sometimes see a guy with an .800 OPS, positive fielding grades, and -0.7 WAR.

jcard · 04-11-2026, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BaseballATeam

Quick correction: wRC+ smells right and has for several versions. I was thinking of WAR, which is just ludicrously wrong sometimes. You'll sometimes see a guy with an .800 OPS, positive fielding grades, and -0.7 WAR.

So wRC+ is now park-adjusted (was not at least through v24)?

BaseballATeam · 04-11-2026, 09:28 AM

I don't know. I remember that being an obvious problem on some Rockies sims I ran back in the day. However, park adjustments are pretty small outside of Coors, at least they are irl.

04-08-2026, 11:57 PM	#1
ignats75 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Lakewood, OH Posts: 286	Advanced Stats Usage Just Curious. If there was one stat you would use to measure effectiveness of a hitter, which one would you choose? RC27? wRC? OPS+? Any other one? __________________

04-09-2026, 01:30 PM	#4
WhiskyTango Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 314	Obp

04-09-2026, 04:01 PM	#5
BaseballATeam Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 150	Honestly, since I picked up OOTP18, OBP and SLG have seemed like the stickiest metrics for hitters. I'm a former analyst for FanGraphs and similar sites, and OOTP's "better" stats like wRC+ have long failed to pass smell tests--so egregiously so that I've grown to ignore them. I should probably give them another chance in this version.

04-10-2026, 03:02 PM	#6
Guthrien Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 233	There's a lot of debate about how closely these hue to reality, but I really like it. Whereas before BABIP was usually your main indicator whether someone was underperforming, there's much more colorful, full and fun ways to see that now. For pitchers and batters, and it's pretty consistent.

04-10-2026, 03:11 PM	#7
BaseballATeam Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 150	Quick correction: wRC+ smells right and has for several versions. I was thinking of WAR, which is just ludicrously wrong sometimes. You'll sometimes see a guy with an .800 OPS, positive fielding grades, and -0.7 WAR.

04-11-2026, 09:28 AM	#9
BaseballATeam Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 150	I don't know. I remember that being an obvious problem on some Rockies sims I ran back in the day. However, park adjustments are pretty small outside of Coors, at least they are irl.